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Common collocations with statutory in American Collocation

statutory adjective

US /ˈstætʃəˌtɔri/

duty

duty
obligation
requirement
responsibility

The Housing Act, 1977, gives local authorities a statutory duty to house the homeless.

right

entitlement
right

These terms and conditions do not affect consumers’ statutory rights.

power

control
power

The Commission must have the statutory power to publish its advice to Ministers.

protection or recognition

protection
recognition

It will call for legislation to confer equal rights and statutory protection against racial discrimination.

rule or set of rules

code
guidance
prohibition
provision
regulation
restriction
rule

The statutory guidance on exclusion from schools has been revised to take into account recent changes in the law.

limit

limit
maximum
minimum

If a notice period is not specified, the statutory minimum will apply.

organization or service

agency
authority
body
organization
service

We work in partnership with other statutory agencies, including courts and local authorities.

document or statement

declaration
document
notice

As with a civil wedding in a register office, you have a choice of which version of the statutory declaration you want to include.

name or definition

definition
designation

There is no statutory definition of derelict land.

job or process

function
procedure
process

The new statutory procedures will have a significant impact on how workplace disputes are handled.

system

framework
mechanism
system

Community councils are voluntary bodies which exist within a statutory framework.

basis

basis
footing

They needed to put the existing Code of Practice on a statutory footing.

payment or charge

charge
fee
funding
pay
payment
wage

The new law will extend statutory maternity pay to cover the first year of a child’s life.